After several months of complex, long-distance repairs, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe is once again fully operational. The agency announced last Thursday that the spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space and is back to normal operations. Voyager 1’s Journey and Troubleshooting Efforts Voyager 1, currently over 15 billion miles from Earth, started transmitting … Read more
Humanity’s future may involve traveling to other planets, but first, we need to understand how space travel affects the human body. In a series of groundbreaking studies, scientists explored the impact of space travel on various aspects of human health, from skin to kidneys, immune cells, and even genes. These studies were made possible by … Read more
The long-awaited piloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been postponed to at least June 1, 2024, as engineers work to resolve a persistent helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system. Helium Leak Leads to Delay The delay, announced by NASA on Wednesday, marks yet another setback for the Starliner program, which has faced … Read more
NASA’s InSight lander, which began its Mars mission on November 26, 2018, has continued to provide valuable data even after its power depletion and subsequent retirement in December 2022. InSight’s Mission and Achievements The primary objectives of InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport, were to gather information about Mars’ … Read more
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s groundbreaking EagleCam project, a mini-satellite camera system, has earned prestigious recognition from the U.S. Senate after making history as the first of its kind to land on the moon. The project, which exemplifies student innovation and perseverance, recently garnered attention from the Senate, underscoring the significance of its achievement. A Milestone Lunar … Read more
Third Lunar Mission Setback Raises Questions About Moon Landings In a recent setback for lunar exploration, Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander has been brought back to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere following a fuel leak that disrupted its mission to the moon. The US company decided to terminate the mission and safely guide the spacecraft … Read more
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander, en route to the moon, has captured a poignant selfie showcasing Earth in the background. The image, shared by Astrobotic on X (formerly Twitter), reveals one of Peregrine’s legs and the Pocari Sweet Lunar Dream Time Capsule. Despite a successful liftoff on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur … Read more